Epimeria (Metepimeria) intermedia Schellenberg 1931
- Dataset
- Epimeria of the Southern Ocean with notes on their relatives (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Eusiroidea)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Malacostraca
- order
- Amphipoda
- family
- Epimeriidae
- genus
- Epimeria
- species
- Epimeria intermedia
description
Body length 15 mm (K. H. Barnard 1932). Colour pattern Pure white (Rauschert & Arntz 2015: 60, as Epimeria sp. n. 2).
discussion
Remarks There are substantial differences between the illustrations of E. intermedia given by Schellenberg (1931) and Coleman (2007) on one hand, and those of K. H. Barnard (1932). Coleman (2007) questions the conspecificity of these specimens. We agree and treat them as separate forma A and B. However we refrain to attribute them a formal taxonomic status, as no direct examination of these specimens was possible. Rauschert & Arntz (2015) gave a colour photograph of a juvenile (6 mm) named “ Epimeria sp. n. 2 ”, which corresponds to the drawings of Epimeria intermedia forma B given by K. H. Barnard (1932). The collection details of the specimen were given in an early draft of the book: ANT-XIX / 5 in stn 169 - 1, 53 ° 22.94 ʹ S, 42 ° 41.37 ʹ W to 53 ° 22.89 ʹ S, 42 ° 41.50 ʹ W (Shag Rocks), at 284 m.
distribution
Distribution South Georgia, 88 – 273 m (K. H. Barnard 1932); Shag Rocks, 284 m (see remarks).